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Users may enter both proprietary orders and agency orders for the account of a customer. Proprietary orders entered into NYSE Arca are subject to the same display and execution processes as agency orders.

ORDER TYPE
DESCRIPTION
ELIGIBLE SESSIONS
ELIGIBLE STOCKS

Market Order
An order to buy or sell that is to be executed at the best price obtainable.
Market Order Auction; Core
Listed
OTC

Limit Order
An order to buy or sell at a specified price or better. A marketable limit order is a limit order to buy (sell) at or above (below) the consolidated best offer/bid for the security.
All
Listed
OTC
ReserveOrder A reserve order that replenishes the displayed order size as executions are received, up to the total order quantity; away markets are routed at their quoted size or larger (if applicable) when hitting the bid or taking the offer.
All
Listed
OTC

Discretionary Order

An order with two — price components a display price and a discretionary price — that is displayed at your specified price, not your discretionary price. When a bid or offer appears at or within your discretionary price range, your order will be matched on NYSE Arca or proactively routed externally at the quoted price.

All
Listed
OTC

Inside Limit Order

Marketable Inside Limit Orders will be matched within the Book at the best obtainable price or routed to the market participants at the NBBO. Any residual volume will not be routed to the next price level until all quotes at the current best bid or offer are exhausted. Non-marketable Inside Limit Orders will posted in the Book at the limit price. Inside limit orders are available from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm ET.
All
Listed
OTC

Post No Preference (PNP) Order
A limit order to buy or sell that is to be executed in whole or in part on NYSE Arca. The portion not executed is posted in the Book without routing any portion of the order to another market center. PNP orders in the $0.03 exempt ETFs (SPY and DIA) will not be displayed in the National Market System or in the ArcaBook data feed until the overall market changes to a level in which the PNP will not lock/cross the market; though the order will not be published, incoming orders and ITS commitments will interact with these orders within the $0.03 range.
All
Listed
OTC

Discretion Limit Order
An order that is displayed at your specified price, not your discretionary price, along with a share quantity minimum requirement for routing discretionary prices outside the Book. When a bid or offer appears on an away market at or above your share quantity minimum, your order will be routed to that market participant at their quoted price. NBBO price protection does not apply to these orders.
All
OTC

Cross Order

A Cross Order is a two-sided order with both a buy and sell component combined that trades at a stated price for a stated size specified by the user. Cross Orders must satisfy better prices displayed in the Book or in the market before matching the remaining shares as a cross.
All
Listed

Passive Discretionary Order

The order is displayed at your specified price (not your discretionary price) and is not eligible to route. When a bid or offer appears in the Book at or within your discretionary price range, it will be executed against the Book even if the Book order is outside the NBBO in OTC stocks only. A discretionary price can be used in combination with a reserve order.

All
Listed
OTC

Pegged Order
An order with a price that will track the national best bid or offer. Pegged orders may also make use of offsets from the same side bid (offer) or offsets from the contra side (peg buy offset from offer). The order is displayed in the Book.
Core
Listed
OTC

Immediate-or-Cancel (IOC) Order
A market or limit order that is to be executed in whole or in part on NYSE Arca as soon as the order is received. The portion not so executed is to be treated as cancelled. Any residual balance is cancelled.

Market-Core
Limit-All

Listed
OTC

NOW Order
A limited price order that is executed in whole or in part that will be routed to one or more NOW recipients (those venues that respond immediately with a fill or a cancel) for immediate execution if the order cannot be executed on NYSE Arca. Orders are immediately canceled if not executed at the quoted price or better.
All
Listed
OTC

Market-on-Close Order (MOC)

A market order that is to be executed only during the closing auction. Listed order types will only be accepted for NYSE Arca exclusive securities.
Closing Order Auction
NYSE Arca Exclusives

Limit-on-Close Order (LOC)

A limit price order that is to be executed only during the closing auction. Listed order types will only be accepted for NYSE Arca exclusive securities.
Closing Order Auction
NYSE Arca Exclusives

Auto-Q Order

An order that enables NYSE Arca Registered Market Makers to automatically update their quotes. The Auto-Q order automatically reposts a Q Order (Market Makers quote) in the Book at a designated increment away from the original quoted price and for the original amount of displayed shares. Upon execution, the Auto-Q order continues to repost in the Book at the determined increment and size until the total designated tradable size is executed.
All
Listed

Midpoint Cross Order

A two-sided order with both a buy and sell component combined that trades at the midpoint of the NBBO. Orders will never be broken up and will always execute as "clean crosses." Orders cannot trade ahead of the Book.
Core
Listed
OTC

IOC Cross Order
A two-sided order with both a buy and sell component combined that trades at a price specified by the user. An IOC Cross will not interact with the Book or outside markets, and will be rejected if order interaction would occur. Orders will never be broken up and will always execute as "clean crosses." Orders cannot trade ahead of the Book.
All
Listed
OTC

Post No Preference (PNP) Cross and post Order-

A cross order to buy or sell that is to be executed in whole or in part on NYSE Arca. Any residual share balance that has been broken up and not crossed initially is immediately posted in the Book without routing any portion of the order to another market center. The posted share balance will be treated as a normal limit order.
All
Listed

Primary Only Order
A market order that is to be routed as a market-on-open order to the primary market for participation in the primary market opening or re-opening process. A primary order entered after the primary market opens is processed as a normal market order.
Until 10:00 a.m. ET
Listed
Tracking Limit Order A Tracking Limit Order is an undisplayed, priced round lot that is eligible for execution in the Tracking Order Process against orders equal to or less than the aggregate size of the Tracking Order if interest is available at that price. Orders can be matched and executed in the Tracking Order Process if an order has been executed in its entirety in the Display or Working order process.
Core
OTC



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Examples

Market Order Examples

Book Bids

Book Offers
Away Market Bids
Away Market Offers
$50.05
1000
$50.10
300
$50.04
500
$50.09
700
$50.04
500
$50.12
2000
$50.03
100
$50.10
500
$50.03
1500
$50.15
1000
$50.00
1000
$50.15
3000


Market Order: Buy 500 shares
Result: NYSE Arca routes order to the away market with the best of $50.09.

Market Order: Sell 2000 shares
Result: NYSE Arca matches 1000 shares at $50.05 and 500 shares at $50.04 with the Book and routes 500 shares to the away market with the next best price of $50.04.

Limit Order Examples

Book Bids

Book Offers
Away Market Bids
Away Market Offers
$50.05
1000
$50.10
300
$50.04
500
$50.09
700
$50.04
500
$50.12
2000
$50.03
100
$50.10
500
$50.03
1500
$50.15
1000
$50.00
1000
$50.15
3000

Limit Order: Buy 1000 shares at $50.09
Result: NYSE Arca routes 700 shares to the away market at $50.09. The balance of 300 shares is posted to the Book at $50.09.

Limit Order: Sell 3500 shares at $50.03
Result: NYSE Arca matches 1000 shares at $50.05 and 500 shares at $50.04 against the Book. Routes 500 shares at $50.04 to the away market, then matches the balance of 1500 shares at $50.03 with the Book.

Immediate or Cancel Examples

Book Bids
Book Offers
Away Market Bids
Away Market Offers
$50.05
1000
$50.10
300
$50.04
500
$50.09
700
$50.04
500
$50.12
2000
$50.03
100
$50.10
500
$50.03
1500
$50.15
1000
$50.00
1000
$50.15
3000

IOC Order: Buy 500 shares at $50.09
Result: Order is canceled since it cannot be filled immediately on NYSE Arca and would need to be routed to the away market with the best of $50.09.

IOC Order: Sell 500 shares at the market
Result: NYSE Arca matches 500 shares at $50.05, the current best bid.

Reserve Order Example

National Best Bid is on NYSE Arca at $50.05

Book Bids
Price
Show Amt
Reserve
$50.05
100
5000
$50.04
500
10000
$50.03
1500
0

Limit Order to Sell 1000 shares at $50.05
Result: Order is matched with the Book at $50.05.

Discretionary Order Example

National Best Bid is on NYSE Arca at $50.05 / Best Offer is $50.09

Book Bids
Price
Discretionary
Show Size
Reserve
$50.05
$50.10
100
5000

Limit Order to Sell 1000 shares at $50.05
Result: Order is matched with the Book at $50.05.

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Symbol: XAN
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